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Bush walk with Yvonne

Bush walk with Yvonne. Anzac Valley bush, Auckland, New Zealand Sep 20th 2009. understorey. Manuka. Kanuka. Ponga (tree ferns). kowhai. Here is the start of our bush walk. We are standing in front of a Kowhai Tree. It has yellow flowers at

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Bush walk with Yvonne

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  1. Bush walk with Yvonne Anzac Valley bush, Auckland, New Zealand Sep 20th 2009

  2. understorey Manuka Kanuka Ponga (tree ferns) kowhai Here is the start of our bush walk. We are standing in front of a Kowhai Tree. It has yellow flowers at this time of the year. Tui love the nectar (flower juice) in the flowers and sing loudly to show its their tree. The Kowhai and Tui are native to New Zealand. Behind is the bush we are going into. It is young - only 60 to 80 years old. There are a lot of Kanuka, Manuka, tree ferns and young trees in the understorey.

  3. When Kanuka die, young tree ferns and other small trees fill their spaces in the bush. Kanuka usually come down in storms. The jazz chant ‘A Bad Day’ has the photo of a broken trunk from last year. Now we are in the bush and here is the trunk of a Rimu with the silver fern (ponga) on the left. A possum ate the Rimu 60 years ago, when it was young so now it has three trunks. Ponga 3 trunks Rimu trunk 2 3 1

  4. This is in the middle of the bush and the valley floor. It is wet and there is a stream I will show you in another bush walk later. Kaihikatea love this environment (the valley floor) and grow tall and straight. These young trees are only about 40 to 50 years old. They can grow for hundreds of years and are the tallest trees in the New Zealand forest. Kahikatea striplings (young trees)

  5. Their bark is rather beautiful too. Well, that’s all I have time for today. I hope to take you on another walk soon. bark

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